Quick Take A self-described “alternative news” story suggests the flu shot was responsible for the death of a New York state senator. The official cause of death is still pending. Full Story The weekend before Thanksgiving, New York State
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FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Call Flu Shot a ‘Scam’
Quick Take President Donald Trump did not call the flu shot a “scam,” as is being claimed by a number of widely circulated blog articles. Full Story An article appearing on several websites falsely claims that President Donald Trump once
Truth or Fiction?→ Has a Scientist Who Claimed He Created the First ‘Gene-Edited Babies’ Disappeared?
In November 2018, a scientist from China named He Jankui appeared to have ushered in a new era in humanity — and re-ignited an already heated international conversation about the ethics of editing genes to make “designer babies” — by
Hoax-Slayer→ WhatsApp Gold and Martinelli — How a Valid Warning Got Mixed Up With a Silly Hoax
Unfortunately, this message combines information about a real threat with a silly virus hoax and this has caused considerable confusion. The post WhatsApp Gold and Martinelli — How a Valid Warning Got Mixed Up With a Silly Hoax appeared first on
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Warn Flu Shots Are The Greatest ‘Scam’ In Medical History
Did President Trump warn flu vaccinations are the greatest scam in medical history? No, that's not true: an old article from YourNewsWire (a fake news website that got fact checked so often it had to change its name) was copied by several othe
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Metal Legend Rob Halford NOT Found Unresponsive in San Diego Home
Was singer Rob Halford found unresponsive in his home in San Diego? No, that's not true and he's not dead either. Some prankster spread the rumor by using a website that allows anyone to upload any headline for pranking purposes. No reliabl
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Young French Woman Did NOT Infect 630 African Migrants With AIDS As Vengeance For Illegal Immigration
Did a young woman named Nicoline infect over 630 migrants from African countries like Cameroon or Ivory Coast with AIDS out of "vengeance" against illegal immigration to France? No, that's not true: the story was launched by a French site wit
The Case of the Monsanto Deer
A photograph of a deer riddled with skin tumors appeared on social media in October 2018 with a description that appeared to be a quote, but without any citation or link: A deer that became riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup. It seems fairly common. This description is inaccurate, as a […]
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Truth or Fiction?→ The Case of the Monsanto Deer
A photograph of a deer riddled with skin tumors appeared on social media in October 2018 with a description that appeared to be a quote, but without any citation or link: A deer that became riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto
Do Mobile Phones and Other 4G Devices Contain an ‘E911 Chip’?
Testing for a new cellular phone alert system (the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, also known as IPAWS) began on October 3rd, 2018, with a tone and a message sent across mobile networks. The grumbling began almost immediately, as startled or irritated Americans reacted to the unsolicited (but anticipated) test, but the griping turned […]
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